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So How Does This Compare To Other Seasons?

So How Does This Compare To Other Seasons?

When traveling I have a lot of time to think. And in the fall, I'm always thinking about Illini Football. Therefore, while traveling to our latest Big Ten game – a game that took place 2,135 miles from Memorial Stadium – I had a lot of time to think

Yet

Yet

We’re not there yet. I think that was abundantly clear midway through the 1st quarter. The place we all want this football program to be? We’re not there yet. And “yet” is doing a lot of the work there. We’re not there yet. I want to talk

SOC - Oregon

SOC - Oregon

This house is very quiet right now. My wife and I are staying in Eugene with my friend Derek – UIUC Landscape Architecture Class of 1996 represent – so instead of writing this road game SOC from a hotel room, I'm writing this road game SOC from a quiet house.

Those Were The Days - Oregon

Those Were The Days - Oregon

So How Did We Get Here?

So How Did We Get Here?

I have so much to say in this article. I honestly think it will take me at least 10 hours to write it. I spent three hours yesterday just researching one tiny piece of this. I mean, I have an entire outline written out (I've done that maybe

The Constant

The Constant

I'm in the same chair 24 hours later. There's the same warm glow in the house. Everyone who was asleep as I was writing the SOC last night is currently asleep as I'm writing this right now. It's quiet again, and I

SOC - Michigan 2024

SOC - Michigan 2024

It's always Michigan. Like, it's ALWAYS Michigan. I'm not saying they're a rival and I'm not saying that any single Michigan fan has spent more than 15 seconds in their life thinking about Illinois football. But for an Illinois football